Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 12:05:22 -0500 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Denise Ryan Subject: Re: SI hummers MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Perhaps our little friends have found one of the many steam vents around the mall or other federal buildings that emit heat from the Central Heating and Western Heating Plants for the federal buildings. I imagine enough hot air comes out of these vents to keep them warm between feedings and at night. The homeless have certainly utilized this heat source for years. It has probably saved hundreds of humans over the years so why not the hummers too? Denise Ryan Washington, DC -----Original Message----- From: Steve Huy [mailto:Gabboon@AOL.COM] Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 12:53 PM To: MDOSPREY@HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM Subject: Re: [MDOSPREY] SI hummers to be done in by some fumes or a smack into a glass door? I know this applies to ruby-throats whcih is where all our experience lies. But this is a newly realized phenomenon so who knows if it really makes a difference with these other species. Also this may be the final stop of the migration so stimulus is not an issue. I doubt these birds were attracted from home by these feeders. it certainly attracts them so we know they are here. This may be what's happening. They made it through so they are back. Or their parents made it through and somehow the urge to move here was passed on. And perhaps they are staying just to protect the territory from the other hummer. Would be behavior I'm sure many would expect of males of any species. Has anyone stuck out suet or perhaps peanut butter? I wonder if they would go for the protein? Steve ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================